The Queen's meeting was held after the dinner-party. The Red and White Queen were both talking fervently to one another in low whispers as they would ever now and then look over their shoulder to gaze at the young girl standing nearby who was in a reverie.

"Alice," said the Red Queen to the younger girl, "we have both decided that you have passed the examination. Congratulations Queen Alice."

Alice looked up at the queen and smiled. "I shall be the grandest queen there is!"

The Red Queen hummed. "So you should."

The White Queen gracefully made her way to the two and said, "There is more privileges to a queen, you know."

Alice smiled brightly. "I know -"

"But the game is almost over, and a new one will start," interrupted the White Queen.

Alice cocked her head to the side. "Does this mean that I will have to start over again as a Pawn?"

"No, no," said the Red Queen. "You'll still be Queen, but you'll have your own game to play. We won't be seeing you once our game is finished. We've been queens long enough, and now it's time our roles to be taken over by someone else."

"Does this mean Lily will become the new queen?" Alice asked the White Queen who shook her head.

"Unfortunately, no," she said, "she's still far too young. My role will be handed to another."

"How much longer do we have together than?" asked Alice who was terribly curious.

The Red Queen lifted a shoulder. "We have our messengers coming soon, but until then -" the Red Queen grabbed one of Alice's hand while the White Queen took her other hand. "- we shall have fun and play games, throw parties, and rule our palace!"

Alice beamed brightly. "I very much like the sound of those promises," she said politely as she looked at the two older women.

The White Queen smiled. "So you do."

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The game was nearly finished, and Alice made her way around the land looking for the two queens. She had finally found them talking inside a shop as they both held a woven basket filled with strange items.

"Ah, there you are," said Alice as she walked up to the two. "The game is just about over."

"Did you come to bid us farewell?" asked the Red Queen.

Alice nodded, and the White Queen smiled. "How generous of you."

"I also wanted to ask you a question before you go," said Alice.

"Well, out with it," said the Red Queen. "Our roles will be picked soon, and we need to leave."

"Ah, yes, well," Alice started, speaking slowly as she thought over her question. "I was just wondering about my game. What shall I be doing? Chess does not require three queens, and you two are the main ones."

"Your game is already finished, remember?" said the White Queen. "You reached the eight square and became Queen, and you chose to stay here too. Now, you just play the role."

Alice frowned. "But her majesty the Red Queen told me earlier about my own game. Please elaborate more on that."

"Ah, yes," said the Red Queen, "I did say that. Alice, don't worry about that. Your next game won't come for quite some time, till then just sit on your throne."

"Will I have no pawns, bishops, knights, or even a king to help me?" asked Alice worriedly. She had not seen or been informed about any of those pieces, she was a queen with no protection or help - besides the other two queens of course.

"They won't be needed, you're not going into war with another kingdom. It's not required in your game," said the Red Queen dismissively.

"Please your majesties, tell me about this game that I will have to play next?" begged Alice, for she was very curious about what she will be doing in the future.

The Red Queen shook her head. "No, we cannot tell you. It's not allowed, otherwise you would be cheating! You will have to forfeit a game that you haven't yet played."

"A small hint perhaps?" Alice persisted.

"Jabberwocky," whispered the White Queen.

Alice turned to focus her attention to the other queen. "What was that?"

The White slowly shook her head. "I'm only saying gobbledygook," she said as a bitter sounding chuckle escaped from her throat. She smiled wearily at Alice. "Have a wonderful time being queen, my dear Alice. The mirror's always open till your next game."

Alice's eyebrows furrowed. "What do you mean?" she asked, but the White Queen didn't bother to respond back to her. Instead, the older woman held up a single finger to her lip before turning around to face the cashier.

Alice turned to face the Red Queen but frowned when she noticed that the queen had disappeared. Alice then turned her head the other way to repeat her question to the White Queen, but only stopped to realize that she too was also gone.

"How odd," Alice said aloud, looking up at the ceiling. "They're both gone. Perhaps their game has ended already."

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Alice had received a message later on after her last encounter with the two previous queens. It was a message from the new Red Queen who had asked Alice for her presence at a tea party that the new queen will be hosting, and she wanted Alice to be there because she too was a queen.

Alice arrived at the Red Queen's castle, which looked drastically different the last time Alice saw it. She was led to a rose maze at the back of the castle, and near the maze was a grand tea party with a number of people.

"Your majesty," a maid curtsied to a little girl with aubergine hair who was sitting at the head of a table, and next to her sat another girl. The girl whose hair was a deep shade of purple looked older than Alice, while the other girl looked a couple years younger than Alice. "Queen Alice is here."

The little girl gave the maid a dismissive wave before looking over at Alice. When she saw her, her face seemed to have brightened. "Oh, Queen Alice, you are here. Please join us," she said, patting the empty seat at her other side.

Alice sat on the seat and greeted both girls. "Are you the new queens?" she asked.

The other girl hummed before replying, "Mm-hmm."

"We shall introduce ourselves," said the older girl. "We are Vivaldi, the Red Queen; and this is Crysta, the White Queen. It's a pleasure to meet you, Alice."

Alice smiled brightly at them. "I'm happy to meet you too! I have been wondering who became queen after the other two."

"Ah, yes." Vivaldi smiled. "You know them right?"

Alice nodded her head. "I last spoke to them just a while back, right when the game ended. Although we didn't properly say our goodbyes."

Crysta blinked. "What about your game?"

"I don't have to play my game until later on," said Alice as she leaned against her chair.

"What about your chess pieces?" Crysta asked innocently.

Alice told the two girls what the Red Queen had told her during their last encounter.

Vivaldi blinked while Crysta shrugged.

"Let us move on to the party," said Vivaldi after a minute or two of awkward silence. "Would you care for some tea Alice?"

Alice nodded her head. "Very much please."

For a moment, Alice was surprised at how calm and civil the two new queens were. The dinner-party the previous queens had thrown her reminded her off savages, and for a second, Alice wasn't quite sure on how approach the more calm event. It had taken a while before she grew accustomed to the strange - and somewhat revolting - ways of the people in the land.

A clatter of noise was made, and Alice turned her head to see that a maid had clumsily spilled some of the tea onto the skirt of Vivaldi's dress. The maid immediately began to apologize as she wiped off the stain on the dress, but the movement only made it worse.

"Off with her head!" cried Vivaldi, who looked irked.

Two cards took away the woman as she began to protest.

Alice picked up her teacup which was now filled with tea and took a sip from it. Then again, Alice thought, should I be queen, I would not have to worry about my head. I suppose I can adjust to this too, as deceiving as this party may look to those on the outside.

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AN:

So! Whaddya think?

This idea has been bugging me for a while, and I knew that I just had to write this down! I'll assume that you all know the story Through the Looking Glass, and how Alice became queen at the end. Well, she also returned home after the dinner-party. This my twist on the story, and it's a What If? question: what if Alice never returned home?

I might just turn this one-shot into an actual story. I did leave enough things in this to actually make a story out of it, but I'm not sure if I will.

Well, tell me about your thoughts and feelings about this! I'd love to hear it. And also, should I continue? Ha ha, virtual sweets to everyone who actually read this piece! I hope you all liked it! x)